Linguistics & Comparative Literature at American River College

If you plan to study linguistics & comparative literature, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics & Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

American River Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Comparative Literature

American River Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at American River College.

American River Linguistics & Comparative Literature Associate’s Program

67% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in comparative literature only graduates about 30% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in comparative literature at American River are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in comparative literature graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	70

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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